Feb 2, 2009 6:01 pm US/Eastern
Mass. Groundhog Doesn't See Her Shadow
LINCOLN (WBZ) ―
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Ms. G is looking to become the official groundhog of the Commonwealth, according to the folks at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln.
WBZ
The world's most famous groundhog indicated Monday that this winter will go on for six more weeks.
Ms. G doesn't agree.
Punxsutawney Phil emerged just after dawn for the big annual show in Pennsylvania.
He saw his shadow in front of an estimated 13,000 witnesses.
Watch: Phil Makes His Prediction
Read: Punxsutawney Phil Helps Predict Global Warming
In front of a much smaller crowd at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, the resident groundhog there did not see her shadow, signalling an early start to spring in southern New England.
Ms. G is not the state's official groundhog - but she is trying to get that title.
Her friends are filing a bill with the State Legislature to make it official.
If she succeeds, she'll be the first female in the nation to hold the title of an official state groundhog.
Visit their
Web site to sign a petition.
The groundhogs' grumpy New York City counterpart, Staten Island Chuck, bit Mayor Michael Bloomberg during
his annual forecasting ceremony on Monday.
"It nicked his hand," said Bloomberg spokesman Stu Loeser.
The groundhog, officially named Charles G. Hogg, drew blood from the billionaire, but Bloomberg was told there was no risk of rabies.
To learn more about groundhogs, check out today's
Beyond The Forecast weather blog.
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